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Riz Ahmed
Actor, Producer, Writer, Director, Additional CreditsBorn December 1, 1982 (42 years)
Rizwan "Riz" Ahmed (Urdu pronunciation: [ɾɪzˌwɑːnˈɛɦˌməd̪]; born 1 December 1982) is a British actor and rapper. He has received several awards, including an Academy Award and a Primetime Emmy Award, with nominations for two Golden Globe Awards and two British Academy Film Awards. In 2017, he was named in the Time Listing of the most influential people in the world.
After studying acting at the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, Ahmed began his acting career with independent films such as The Road to Guantanamo (2006), Shifty (2008), Four Lions (2010), Trishna (2011), and The Reluctant Fundamentalist (2012). He had his break-out role in Nightcrawler (2014), which led to roles in the 2016 big-budget films Jason Bourne and Rogue One. For starring as a young man accused of murder in the HBO miniseries The Night Of (2016), Ahmed won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series. He received another Emmy nomination in the same year for his guest role in Girls. He went on to play Carlton Drake in the superhero film Venom (2018) and a drummer who loses his hearing in the drama film Sound of Metal (2019). The latter earned him a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actor. He produced, co-wrote, and starred in Mogul Mowgli (2020), which earned a nomination for the BAFTA Award for Outstanding British Film.
As a rapper, Ahmed is a member of the Swet Shop Boys and has earned critical acclaim with the hip hop albums Microscope and Cashmere and commercial success featuring in the Billboard 200 chart-topping Hamilton Mixtape, with his song "Immigrants (We Get the Job Done)" winning an MTV Video Music Award. His second studio album, The Long Goodbye, was accompanied by a short film of the same name, which won him the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film.
As an activist, Ahmed is known for his political rap music, has been involved in raising awareness and funds for Rohingya and Syrian refugee children, and has advocated 'BAME' representation at the House of Commons.
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After studying acting at the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, Ahmed began his acting career with independent films such as The Road to Guantanamo (2006), Shifty (2008), Four Lions (2010), Trishna (2011), and The Reluctant Fundamentalist (2012). He had his break-out role in Nightcrawler (2014), which led to roles in the 2016 big-budget films Jason Bourne and Rogue One. For starring as a young man accused of murder in the HBO miniseries The Night Of (2016), Ahmed won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series. He received another Emmy nomination in the same year for his guest role in Girls. He went on to play Carlton Drake in the superhero film Venom (2018) and a drummer who loses his hearing in the drama film Sound of Metal (2019). The latter earned him a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actor. He produced, co-wrote, and starred in Mogul Mowgli (2020), which earned a nomination for the BAFTA Award for Outstanding British Film.
As a rapper, Ahmed is a member of the Swet Shop Boys and has earned critical acclaim with the hip hop albums Microscope and Cashmere and commercial success featuring in the Billboard 200 chart-topping Hamilton Mixtape, with his song "Immigrants (We Get the Job Done)" winning an MTV Video Music Award. His second studio album, The Long Goodbye, was accompanied by a short film of the same name, which won him the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film.
As an activist, Ahmed is known for his political rap music, has been involved in raising awareness and funds for Rohingya and Syrian refugee children, and has advocated 'BAME' representation at the House of Commons.
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Riz Ahmed Filmography
| 2026 | |
| 2026 | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows · as Severus Snape |
| 2026 | Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince · as Severus Snape |
| 2026 | Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix · as Severus Snape |
| 2026 | Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire · as Severus Snape |
| 2025 | Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets · as Severus Snape |
| 2025 | Hamlet · as Hamlet |
| 2025 | The Phoenician Scheme · as Prince Farouk |
| 2024 | Relay · as Ash |
| 2023 | Fingernails · as Amir |
| 2023 | Dammi · as Mounir |
| 2023 | Nimona · as Ballister Boldheart (voice) |
| 2022 | |
| 2021 | Encounter · as Malik Khan |
| 2020 | Mogul Mowgli · as Zed |
| 2020 | The Long Goodbye · as Riz |
| 2019 | Sound of Metal · as Ruben Stone |
| 2019 | Weathering with You · as Detective Takai |
| 2018 | Venom · as Carlton Drake / Riot |
| 2018 | The Sisters Brothers · as Hermann Kermit Warm |
| 2016 | |
| 2016 | The OA (TV Series) · as Elias Rahim |
| 2016 | Rogue One: A Star Wars Story · as Bodhi Rook |
| 2016 | City of Tiny Lights · as Tommy Akhtar |
| 2016 | Jason Bourne · as Aaron Kalloor |
| 2016 | The Night Of (TV Series) · as Nasir 'naz' Khan |
| 2014 | Nightcrawler · as Rick |
| 2013 | Closed Circuit · as Nazrul Sharma |
| 2012 | The Reluctant Fundamentalist · as Changez |
| 2012 | Ill Manors · as Aaron |
| 2012 | Girls (TV Series) · as Paul-Louis |
| 2011 | Day of the Falcon · as Ali |
| 2011 | The Fades (TV Series) · as Neil |
| 2011 | |
| 2010 | Four Lions · as Omar |
| 2010 | |
| 2009 | 10 Minute Tales (TV Series) · as Joseph |
| 2009 | Rage · as Vijay |
| 2009 | |
| 2009 | Freefall · as Gary |
| 2008 | Dead Set (TV Series) · as Riq Rahman |
| 2008 | Shifty · as Shifty |
| 2008 | |
| 2007 | Britz · as Sohail Wahid |
| 2007 | Britz (TV Series) · as Sohail |
| 2006 | The Path to 9/11 (TV Series) · as Yosri |
| 2006 | Banglatown Banquet · as Razual |
| 2006 | The Road to Guantanamo · as Shafiq |
| 2025 | |
| 2024 | Defiance: Fighting the Far Right (TV Series) · as Executive Producer |
| 2023 | Mustache · as Executive Producer |
| 2022 | Joyland · as Executive Producer |
| 2022 | Moshari · as Executive Producer |
| 2021 | You Resemble Me · as Executive Producer |
| 2021 | Flee · as Executive Producer |
| 2020 | |
| 2019 | Sound of Metal · as Executive Producer |
| 2023 | The Oscars · as Self - Presenter |
| 2022 | The Oscars · as Self - Winner |
| 2021 | The Oscars · as Self - Nominee & Presenter |
| 2021 | 27th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards · as Self - Nominee & Presenter |
| 2021 | 2021 Golden Globe Awards · as Self - Nominee |
| 2019 | The Lateish Show with Mo Gilligan (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2019 | 2019 EE British Academy Film Awards · as Self - Presenter |
| 2018 | Venom Vision · as Self |
| 2018 | Designing Venom · as Self |
| 2018 | Venom: The Anti-Hero · as Self |
| 2018 | The Big Narstie Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2017 | Spin The Mic · as Self - Battle Rapper |
| 2017 | The 69th Primetime Emmy Awards · as Self - Presenter & Winner |
| 2017 | |
| 2017 | The Oscars · as Self - Co-Presenter |
| 2017 | Hollywood First Look Features (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2017 | The 23rd Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards · as Self - Nominee & Presenter |
| 2017 | The 74th Annual Golden Globe Awards 2017 · as Self - Nominee |
| 2016 | |
| 2016 | The Star Wars Show (TV Series) · as Self - Bodhi Rook: Rogue One |
| 2016 | Sunday Today with Willie Geist (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2016 | 2016 EE British Academy Film Awards · as Self - Presenter |
| 2015 | The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2015 | Close Up With The Hollywood Reporter (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2015 | The Late Late Show with James Corden (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2014 | Variety: Actors on Actors (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2014 | The Try Guys (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2014 | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2014 | Off Camera with Sam Jones (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2012 | CBS Mornings (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2011 | The Jonathan Ross Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2009 | Alan Carr: Chatty Man (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2007 | Taking Liberties · as Self |
| 2007 | The Graham Norton Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2006 | The ONE Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2005 | Made In Hollywood (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2005 | Entertainment Tonight Canada (TV Series) · as Self In Toronto |
| 2004 | At the Movies (2004) (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2003 | The Ellen DeGeneres Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2003 | Jimmy Kimmel Live! (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2000 | BBC Breakfast (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1996 | The Daily Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1995 | E! Live from the Red Carpet (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1994 | WGN Morning News (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1994 | Extra (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1988 | LIVE with Kelly and Mark (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1981 | Entertainment Tonight (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1979 | SAG Foundation Conversations (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1975 | Good Morning America (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1953 | The Academy Awards (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2020 | |
| 2014 |
| 2014 |
| 2020 | Mogul Mowgli · as Story |
| 1998 | Comedy Lab (TV Series) · as Creator |